Print Vincent van Gogh - The Siesta, 1889-1890 - 24x30cm

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Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
The Siesta (detail), 1889-1890.
Oil on canvas. H. 73 ; L. 91 cm.
Paris, musée d'Orsay.
© Photo musée d'Orsay, dist. Rmn - GP / P. Schmidt.
© Rmn- Grand Palais, Paris 2023.

The siesta was painted while Van Gogh was interned in a mental asylum in Saint-Rémy de Provence...
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Characteristics

Maintenance
Store in a dry place, protected by a case or plastic bag
Artist
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
Art movement
Post-Impressionism
Material of the original work
Huile sur toile
Themes
Landscape, Made in France
Reference
IR120001
EAN
3336728221067
Matière de l'article
Paper
Model dimensions
30cm x 24cm
Package Dimensions
30cm x 24cm
Editor
© Photo GrandPalaisRmn
Conservation museum
Paris - Musée d'Orsay

The work and its artist

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)

An unrecognized and misunderstood artist during his lifetime, Van Gogh was one of the great painters of the 19th century. Son of a Protestant pastor, he hesitated for a while between artistic and religious vocation, to finally devote himself to painting. Van Gogh frequented the world of impressionist painters and refined his research on colour; his palette became lighter and more diversified. To perfect his work, he moved to Arles in February 1888. Dazzled by the light of the South, Van Gogh made colour the very object of his work. He seeks the highest possible intensity of both tones and chromatic ratios. On July 27, 1890, the painter ended his life at the age of 37. In eight years, he has produced nearly 900 paintings and a thousand drawings.